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Did you remember to get that gift for Gaia? No?! Shame on you! It's Earth Day, though, and you have second chance. Be on the Mall today between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. to celebrate and get informed. University and community groups will set up their wares and Gypsi Fari will perform from noon to 1 p.m. as part of the Groovin' on the Grass Concert Series. The event is being jointly sponsored by Pepsi Cola, the UA Recycling Office and the University Activities Board. Contact Melissa Ennco at 621-1264 for more information about the booths, and call Jake McLaughlin at 621-1111 for details about the music.
Just because you and I speak English doesn't mean we pronounce things the same way. I'm from New York; you could be from Georgia. I could be a poor street person; you could be a wealthy aristocrat. This same model can be applied to other languages as well-just ask the folks at the Latin American Area Center. Ana Carvalho will cover just this topic this afternoon at the Center's Brown Bag Series, in Room 102 of the Douglass building. Join her from noon to 1 p.m. for a discussion of "The Social Distribution of Uruguayan Portuguese." Veronica Peralta can give you more information at 626-7242.
Some scientists maintain that Earth is the only planet with the right combination of elements to sustain human life. They may be right - but who's to say there aren't other galaxies around with little Earths in 'em? "No one," says Robert Brown. A professor of planetary sciences, he'll be leading today's Building Academic Community Speaker Series in Gallagher Theatre. Hear him ask and answer the question, "Nearby Planetary Systems: How do They Compare to Ours?" from 12:15 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. This lecture is sponsored by the American Council on Education and the UA Faculty Fellows. Contact Sue Robison at 621-4700 for additional information.
Better than Salvador Dali's diary, it's the live, uninterrupted, unadulterated "Reminiscences and Musings of an Ex-Quasi Particle Physicist!" Take advantage of this exciting opportunity today from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 201 of the Physics and Atmospheric Sciences building. The highly rare and unusual Physics/Russian Colloquium is the setting for this lecture, which will be given by Douglas R. Hofstadter of Indiana University. Be in Room 218 at 3:30 p.m. for free refreshments. George Gutsche can fill you in on the details at 621-7342.
Like that leopard-print jacket you bought? How about your zebra-striped car seat covers? Ever wonder why they don't look the same? Find out how interior design and math fit so well together at today's Math Awareness Week Activity. From 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 202 of the Family and Consumer Resources building, "Patterns of Nature" (from the PBS series Life by the Numbers) will be showing as part of the Math Movies series. John L. Leonard will be happy to answer your questions if you call him at 621-6874.
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